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2015 HYUNDAI SONATA — ENGINE

fire · 1801656 · 2022-03-15

Vehicle

Make
HYUNDAI
Model
SONATA
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Hyundai Motor America
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
110,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owned a 2015 Hyundai Sonata. The contact stated that while her 16-year-old son was driving at 25 MPH and making a right turn, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled without warning. The driver attempted to restart the vehicle but failed. The driver saw smoke coming from the passenger side of the hood and stated that the vehicle was locking and unlocking independently. The vehicle caught on fire. The driver could not get out of the vehicle was locked in however, eventually was able to exit. A fire report was filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and deemed a total loss. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11456831
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown